Gareth Jones
@garethjones1.bsky.social
An epidemiologist, for the most part.
www.abdn.ac.uk/people/gareth.jones
Previously on Twitter @hteraG_senoJ
www.abdn.ac.uk/people/gareth.jones
Previously on Twitter @hteraG_senoJ
Great thread by @pwgtennant.bsky.social about PPI in methodological research.
In my view, people are too hung up on what the 'PP' stands for. Yes, Patients and/or the Public are often the end users of research ... but sometimes they're not!
Were it called 'End-User Involvement' it'd be much better.
In my view, people are too hung up on what the 'PP' stands for. Yes, Patients and/or the Public are often the end users of research ... but sometimes they're not!
Were it called 'End-User Involvement' it'd be much better.
When PPI is appropriate, we should encourage it. When it’d be better to talk to applied researchers, that should be encouraged instead. And when a research team doesn't think either is appropriate, let them justify that decision. But let’s not get too prescriptive.
🧵 12/12
🧵 12/12
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great thread by @pwgtennant.bsky.social about PPI in methodological research.
In my view, people are too hung up on what the 'PP' stands for. Yes, Patients and/or the Public are often the end users of research ... but sometimes they're not!
Were it called 'End-User Involvement' it'd be much better.
In my view, people are too hung up on what the 'PP' stands for. Yes, Patients and/or the Public are often the end users of research ... but sometimes they're not!
Were it called 'End-User Involvement' it'd be much better.
The lurid scandal belongs to (some of) the Royal Family, not to the monarchy.
And the monarchy isn't foisted upon Scotland, it's ours.
Our king became king of England, not the other way around.
And the monarchy isn't foisted upon Scotland, it's ours.
Our king became king of England, not the other way around.
The contrast between the Irish Presidency and the bizarre antediluvian living relics and lurid scandal of the British monarchy hardly could be clearer. Embarrassing for Scotland to have such a thing foisted on it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The lurid scandal belongs to (some of) the Royal Family, not to the monarchy.
And the monarchy isn't foisted upon Scotland, it's ours.
Our king became king of England, not the other way around.
And the monarchy isn't foisted upon Scotland, it's ours.
Our king became king of England, not the other way around.
Sitting in the Medical School café, and can't help overhearing some students describing lectures as "listing to a middle-aged woman gossip for 2hrs", and talking about preparing dinner with organic sausages and tender-stem broccoli.
My impression is that student life has changed a lot since the 90s!
My impression is that student life has changed a lot since the 90s!
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Sitting in the Medical School café, and can't help overhearing some students describing lectures as "listing to a middle-aged woman gossip for 2hrs", and talking about preparing dinner with organic sausages and tender-stem broccoli.
My impression is that student life has changed a lot since the 90s!
My impression is that student life has changed a lot since the 90s!
The State of #Musculoskeletal Health 2025
by the newly rebranded Arthritis UK.
www.arthritis-uk.org/media/flpbvm...
by the newly rebranded Arthritis UK.
www.arthritis-uk.org/media/flpbvm...
www.arthritis-uk.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The State of #Musculoskeletal Health 2025
by the newly rebranded Arthritis UK.
www.arthritis-uk.org/media/flpbvm...
by the newly rebranded Arthritis UK.
www.arthritis-uk.org/media/flpbvm...
We had one; 1642-51. >200yrs before America copied.
Britain, leading the world once again.
Get back in your box Elon.
Britain, leading the world once again.
Get back in your box Elon.
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We had one; 1642-51. >200yrs before America copied.
Britain, leading the world once again.
Get back in your box Elon.
Britain, leading the world once again.
Get back in your box Elon.
Wow.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Wow.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's going to blow his mind when he starts considering the alleged harms of burning natural gas, coal, oil, etc.
It's a pretty Autumn up my way.
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's a pretty Autumn up my way.
But 8% of UK voters
... what a remarkable coincidence!
... what a remarkable coincidence!
Regardless of your views on independence, it is difficult to come to any conclusion other than that Westminster abuses and does not value Scotland.
8% of fishing fund for Scotland despite 40% of the UK fleet, >60% of UK fishing capacity and >60% of seafood exports.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
8% of fishing fund for Scotland despite 40% of the UK fleet, >60% of UK fishing capacity and >60% of seafood exports.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK fishing fund offer to Scotland is 'madness', minister told
Labour ministers have been criticised for giving less than 8% of a £360m package to Scotland, which lands more than half of the UK's catch .
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
But 8% of UK voters
... what a remarkable coincidence!
... what a remarkable coincidence!
I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions before reading the article.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I know I shouldn't jump to conclusions before reading the article.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
But I'm willing to stick my neck out and say that I'm against.
No time for peer review.
But asked to make time for the car park satisfaction survey.
But asked to make time for the car park satisfaction survey.
In the UK, no institution recieves income for peer review. It therefore counts as 'citizenship'. My contract says I'm allowed to spend 5% of time on such things. But I spend more. And I've been actively told off during my appraisal for this. In practice most gets done in my leisure time.
October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
No time for peer review.
But asked to make time for the car park satisfaction survey.
But asked to make time for the car park satisfaction survey.
"The Office at Night"
Should be called: "Who's that bloody idiot playing a saxophone on his balcony at this time of time of night?"
Should be called: "Who's that bloody idiot playing a saxophone on his balcony at this time of time of night?"
"The Office at Night", a homage to Edward Hopper by British artist Phil Lockwood.
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"The Office at Night"
Should be called: "Who's that bloody idiot playing a saxophone on his balcony at this time of time of night?"
Should be called: "Who's that bloody idiot playing a saxophone on his balcony at this time of time of night?"
How time flies!
🎉 20 years ago, Professors Gary Macfarlane and @garethjones1.bsky.social moved to Aberdeen with a vision to make it a UK centre for pain research.
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
Two decades on, the Epidemiology Group is still going strong! 💪
Read our story here:
tinyurl.com/EpiGroup-20yrs
#ResearchMilestones #AberdeenEpi20
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
How time flies!
I wonder how many people submitting abstracts to the British Society for Rheumatology conference will submit something with only 20 words.
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I wonder how many people submitting abstracts to the British Society for Rheumatology conference will submit something with only 20 words.
You could always carry round some black and white 6x4 copies, for precisely this eventuality
... and when you whip them out, it also solves the issue of wondering how you're perceived by them!
... and when you whip them out, it also solves the issue of wondering how you're perceived by them!
But... I guess it does depend on how you believe you're perceived by them.
So it's OK as long as the approach feels genuine and not part of some social media joke. But if there's even a whiff of mocking going on, then it's a no.
So it's OK as long as the approach feels genuine and not part of some social media joke. But if there's even a whiff of mocking going on, then it's a no.
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
You could always carry round some black and white 6x4 copies, for precisely this eventuality
... and when you whip them out, it also solves the issue of wondering how you're perceived by them!
... and when you whip them out, it also solves the issue of wondering how you're perceived by them!
Pleased to be spending all day at a eurospa.eu collaboration meeting.
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Pleased to be spending all day at a eurospa.eu collaboration meeting.
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Sometimes we meet face-to-face in Copenhagen. And sometimes online.
The view is never as good for the latter!
Did no-one think of this?
October 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Did no-one think of this?
Reposted by Gareth Jones
This year marks 20 years of the Epi Group at the University of Aberdeen! 🎉
Over the next year, we'll share stories from our journey including the studies, people and partnerships that have driven our impact 🤝
Here's to many more successful years to come! 🔬✨
#EpiGroup20 #Epidemiology #Aberdeen
Over the next year, we'll share stories from our journey including the studies, people and partnerships that have driven our impact 🤝
Here's to many more successful years to come! 🔬✨
#EpiGroup20 #Epidemiology #Aberdeen
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This year marks 20 years of the Epi Group at the University of Aberdeen! 🎉
Over the next year, we'll share stories from our journey including the studies, people and partnerships that have driven our impact 🤝
Here's to many more successful years to come! 🔬✨
#EpiGroup20 #Epidemiology #Aberdeen
Over the next year, we'll share stories from our journey including the studies, people and partnerships that have driven our impact 🤝
Here's to many more successful years to come! 🔬✨
#EpiGroup20 #Epidemiology #Aberdeen
Transport for London, evening light.
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Transport for London, evening light.
Currently in Marylebone Station.
Have only just realised that the four stations in Monopoly correspond roughly to where they are (N, E, S, W) in London.
Makes navigating using the rest of the board a nightmare.
Have only just realised that the four stations in Monopoly correspond roughly to where they are (N, E, S, W) in London.
Makes navigating using the rest of the board a nightmare.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Currently in Marylebone Station.
Have only just realised that the four stations in Monopoly correspond roughly to where they are (N, E, S, W) in London.
Makes navigating using the rest of the board a nightmare.
Have only just realised that the four stations in Monopoly correspond roughly to where they are (N, E, S, W) in London.
Makes navigating using the rest of the board a nightmare.
Come and work with us.
At @uoaepi.bsky.social we run the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar).
We're looking for an analyst to work on the study - someone with a degree in maths, stats, or a closely related discipline.
www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
< Please feel free to re-post >
At @uoaepi.bsky.social we run the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar).
We're looking for an analyst to work on the study - someone with a degree in maths, stats, or a closely related discipline.
www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
< Please feel free to re-post >
Research Assistant (IHS173R) | University of Aberdeen
The Epidemiology Group (www.abdn.ac.uk/epidemiology) runs and hosts the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar). Funded by, and worki
www.abdnjobs.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Come and work with us.
At @uoaepi.bsky.social we run the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar).
We're looking for an analyst to work on the study - someone with a degree in maths, stats, or a closely related discipline.
www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
< Please feel free to re-post >
At @uoaepi.bsky.social we run the UK Antimicrobial Registry (www.abdn.ac.uk/ukar).
We're looking for an analyst to work on the study - someone with a degree in maths, stats, or a closely related discipline.
www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/rese...
< Please feel free to re-post >
Right listen here Microsoft, if you're going to insist on correcting grammar, the least you could do is get it right.
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Right listen here Microsoft, if you're going to insist on correcting grammar, the least you could do is get it right.
The worst feature of Microsoft Teams is not being allowed to arrange Teams into sensible groups.
And being, therefore, at the mercy of others' relentless pursuit of creating a new Team every time someone walks past their office, with a Team name and file structure courtesy of a squirrel on espresso.
And being, therefore, at the mercy of others' relentless pursuit of creating a new Team every time someone walks past their office, with a Team name and file structure courtesy of a squirrel on espresso.
September 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The worst feature of Microsoft Teams is not being allowed to arrange Teams into sensible groups.
And being, therefore, at the mercy of others' relentless pursuit of creating a new Team every time someone walks past their office, with a Team name and file structure courtesy of a squirrel on espresso.
And being, therefore, at the mercy of others' relentless pursuit of creating a new Team every time someone walks past their office, with a Team name and file structure courtesy of a squirrel on espresso.
Reposted by Gareth Jones
Calling all healthcare professionals who see people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
September 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Calling all healthcare professionals who see people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients:
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy
Please share with colleagues!
Nice little ego boost from Strava.
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Nice little ego boost from Strava.
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!
I'll be so disappointed if I subsequently find out that only seven people have ever done it!